Great code solves immediate problems. Contributing to the ecosystem solves problems at scale. Thomas Vitale does both: architecting secure, mission-critical healthcare platforms at Systematic while contributing to the tools and practices that help thousands of developers build better cloud-native systems.
Watch Thomas's full story and see what technical leadership looks like at Systematic.
As a Java Champion, CNCF Ambassador, and author of Cloud Native Spring in Action, Thomas focuses on building resilient, secure applications on Kubernetes using Spring Boot. At Systematic, he architects cloud-native platforms for healthcare systems where reliability, security, and compliance are critical to patient care.
He contributes directly to the tools developers use daily, such as Arconia, Docling Java, Spring AI, LangChain4j, and OpenRewrite, improving the ecosystem while solving real production challenges in regulated environments.
His technical expertise spans the full cloud-native stack: patterns and practices for cloud native development, secure software supply chains, developer experience, AI-infused applications, platform engineering, and software security.
He's spoken at over 80 conferences and meetups (including SpringOne, KubeCon+CloudNativeCon, Devoxx, GOTO, and JFokus) covering topics from "Concerto for Java and AI: Building Production-Ready LLM Applications" to "Securing the Supply Chain for Your Java Applications" and "The Developer's Nightmare: How To Survive Compliance Checklists (and Still Ship Fast)."
That philosophy extends to his writing. Cloud Native Spring in Action has been translated into Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, reaching developers worldwide. He is now in the process of writing a new book with Mauricio Salatino, Senior Software Engineer, about the developer experience in cloud-native environments, a topic where the real friction points engineers face when deploying to Kubernetes while meeting compliance requirements.
He's also published extensive tutorial and articles on cloud native development, application security, and AI-infused applications, all critical concerns in healthcare software.
At Systematic, Thomas architects production healthcare systems while contributing to the broader technical community.
This level of external engagement requires real organizational support. Systematic provides that foundation, encouraging developers to be active in community participation.
When you work on extraordinary products, you need the space and support to grow as a professional. You need an environment where your expertise isn't confined to internal projects but can influence the broader industry.
That's the never stop developing philosophy.
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